Stereophiles 2021 Recommended Components is now on line.

They claim to be unbiased but travel and meals are provided by the manufacturer at times, I believe. I trust that listed components don't suck but they list KEF LS50s as Class A and I just don't hear it. Also Magnepan .7s are listed as class C and I think they are better than that, although set-up can be tricky. So, Stereophile is a source but not the absolute bible on things audio. 

Like all things today one must, take with a grain of salt
and read between the lines.
Lots of "alternate facts" out there.

Some of the A list speakers are no longer manufactured.

Because of the the measurements, as they aren't subjective, it's better than nothing, or having to read TAS.

Audio Science Review (ASR) measurement man Amirm, could be a good contender but it's limited in what they get to measure.

Cheers George

 Funny how often the most dishonest are also the most distrusting of others.